Roots
The definition of this root means "with"
What is "syn?"
This concept means "add meaning to a word"
What is "prefix?"
This means "the soothing feeling you feel after a play"
What is "Catharsis?"
This means "the audiences know something before character"
What is "Dramatic Irony?"
This was the choice the Knight made at the end of Wife of Bath's Tale?
What is "the knight choose true and not pretty"
The root of this word means "female spirit in greek mythology"
What is "nymph?"
This author wrote "The Importance of Being Earnest"
What is "Oscar Wilde?"
This word means "safe, careful"
This means "a priest who sold indulgences"
What is a "pardoner?"
A group or herd of animals.
What is "gregarious" in biology?
The root of this word means "system of government/rule"
What is "cracy?"
The multiple frame stories in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
The Pardoners Tale, Wife of Bath, The Knights Tale
What is "gregarious?"
This means "unwilling to spend money; frugal"
What is "parsimonious"
The study of horoscopes and the zodiac (not science).
What is astrology?
The root of this word means "birth/origin/type"
What is "gen?"
This means the "root language of majority of languages in Europe, South Asia and Middle East"
What is PIE?
This word means "short, highly structured poem, usually about love, has 14 lines"
What is "Sonnet?"
This root means "against"
What is "contra"
A feeling of fear over something that might happen.
What is trepidation?
The root of this word means "soldier"
What is "militis?"
There are three types: situational, verbal, and dramatic
What is "irony?"
This word means "the date that day and night are equal (light and dark for 12 hours)"
What is Equinox?
This man thought the best leadership is someone who is "loved and feared"
What is "Machiavelli?"
Something that is rich and luxurious.
What is opulent?